Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
Start Date: January 1st 2008
End Date: October 1st 2010
Self Betterment Things:
1. Reduce my BMI number to normal range of 24 and be at 135lbs
2. Read 4 books, one each quarter
3. Meet/Make friends with couples
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6. Celebrate my 26th birthday party
7. Don’t use a credit card for a month
8. Call KM and RT on the phone once a month
9. Keep in touch with my friends once a week. (Call, Email, MSN, Text Message)
10. Make a plan and a point to hang out with my close friends at least once a month
11. Don’t buy anything for myself (for pleasure, fashion or just because) for 4 weeks
12. Do not go online/internet for a week
13. Organize my stuff (1. books on my shelf 2. clothes 3. purses 3. indian stuff 4. shoes in my closet)
Travel/Destination Things:
14. Vacation in Mexico
15. Vacation in Las Vegas
16. Visit Tobermory
17. Visit New York City
18.
19. Visit Kamal in Chicago
20. Visit Rima where ever she is for med school
21. Attend a Basketball Game
22. Do a girls movie night out the ”Sex and the City” movie
23. Go Camping
24. Go Cottaging
25. Go on a Ski weekend
26. Enjoy a real traditional picnic
27. Enjoy a great party and dance floor for new years
28. See a movie in a drive in
29. Go on a vacation with Karim
30. Go on an Asian Adventure by travelling to 4 countries in Asia
Things to do Things:
31. Get my teeth whitened
32. new glasses
33. Make a new list starting October 2 2010
34. Go to a Halloween party, in costume
35. Have no alcohol for three months
36.
37. Complete a sudoku math puzzle book
38. Organize a games night at my place
39. Have a Spa party at my house
40. Get a fair amount of my digital camera pictures developed, and add them to my album
41. Get a Duvet
42. Get frames for my wall pictures/photos
43. Hug my mom once a month for a year
Life Goal/Accomplishment Things:
44. Make 2 career developments/changes/upgrades
45. Increase my salary
46. Move out on my parents house
47. Develop a strong relationship with my sister
48. Save 15 grand each year
49. Buy property
50. Do the CN Tower climb in 25 minutes (5 minutes better then my time in 2007)
51. Do a 5k Marathon
52.
53.
54. Start my own Family
55. Have dinner with my family (parents and sister) and my boyfriend at the same time, at the same table
56. Buy a pair of Manolo Blahniks
57. Hug my dad
58. Have dinner with Karim and his parents and sister
Habit/Change things:
59. Stop being an “I’m bored, let me have a cookie” type of eater
60. Do my weekly chores WEEKLY! (Vacuum, Dust, Bathroom, Laundry, Trash)
61. Develop a new personal hobby (Blogging, Poker, Chess)
62. Develop a new athletic hobby
63. Be more organized and plan for: Christmas, Summers, Work, Studying
64. Focus on caring for my skin, face, hands, eyes, feet, face, lips
65. Keep a Food Diary for one consecutive year so it becomes a habit
66. Log my financial transactions for one consecutive year so it becomes a habit
67. Organize my older picture albums
68. Go to the gym 3+1 times a week for 6 months consecutively so it becomes a habit
69. Plan my lunches for work for the week so it becomes a habit
70. Drink 4 L of water a day
71. Take care of my Achilles by doing the daily exercises
72. See my highschool and university friends 4 or more times a year
73. Make meditation a habit
74. Have two Desi meals a week so it becomes a habit
75. Keep my clothes off my bed (hang them right after work, or put them away after laundry) so it becomes a habit
Learning things:
76. Take an SQL class
77. Take my CPR recertification
78. Take my First Aid recertification
79. Take a ballroom dance class
80. Learn to drive a standard car
81. Learn/Make/Perfect Indian dishes: Butter Chicken, Paneer, Yellow Dal
82. Learn to Knit
83. Start and keep a receipe book
84. Make Egg plant parmesan 3 times successfully
85. Learn to make a new dessert
86. Learn how to do laundry correctly
87. Learn the alphabit and a 10 phrases in sign language
Out of my comfort zone Things:
88. Sponser a child in a 3rd world country
89. Volunteer with Big Brothers/Sisters
90. Write about 5 blogs in my blog roll
91. Give the link to my blog to 5 more people
92. Go to the Dentist
93. Get a Medical done
94. Buy a fabulous VINTAGE outfit from thrift store in downtown TO
95. Go to the movies by myself
96. Have a coffee or a cocktail completely by myself without a book, PDA, phone, paper/pen
97. Get tickets to be in a studio audience
98. Do a sky dive or bungee jump
99. Try 5 new foods
100. Talk to someone famous in person
101. Finish everything on this list
